HK1089340B - A plate-like receiving housing - Google Patents

Description

Plate type storage box

This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application having application number 98808982.3. The filing date of the original application is 8/7/1998 entitled "storage case for functional parts, in particular knives".

Technical Field

The invention relates to a plate type storage box.

Background

From WO97/19856a, a functional component storage case, in particular for consumer goods and/or consumables, is known, which has a flat-plate-shaped case body with one or several functional component storage chambers, which are at least partially enclosed by a base plate and/or a cover plate extending parallel thereto. The storage chambers are accessible from the outside via the storage opening, wherein a functional element, which is embodied as a writing pen, is accommodated in one of the storage chambers. However, the disadvantage here is that the pen must be completely removed from the storage chamber in order to use it, so that the handling of the functional element, above all during use, is made more difficult by the desire to save space and the compact construction of the functional element, in particular of the pen. Secondly, this functional unit storage compartment has no light source and is therefore not usable when there is insufficient light, which makes it completely unusable in this case.

US5,652,587A discloses a functional part storage box, which comprises a plurality of functional parts and a box body, wherein a storage cavity for the functional parts is arranged in the box body. Two of these functional parts are tools, such as knives and screwdrivers, which can be rotated about an axis from a loading position inside the storage chamber into a use position protruding from the housing. The casing forms a grip for the tools when they are in the position of use. This functional part storage case is also provided with a lighting device comprising a light source with a first and a second electrically conductive pin, a battery and an operating element in the form of a switch. The conductive pin is conductively connected to contacts between which the flashlight battery may be received in a fixed position.

Disclosure of Invention

The object of the invention is to provide a plate-type storage case, in the case of which a plurality of functional parts can be accommodated, and which is characterized by a compact structure and by the ease of handling the functional parts, in particular during use, making the handling of the functional parts, in particular during use, more convenient.

The invention relates to a storage compartment of the panel type with a box body, comprising a base plate and a cover plate extending parallel thereto, and a plurality of storage chambers arranged in a plane extending parallel to the base plate and the cover plate, adjacent to each other and spaced apart from each other, wherein a first storage chamber is designed for accommodating functional elements such as knives, scissors, pens, and a second storage chamber is provided with a lighting device comprising a light source with a first and a second conductive rib, a battery and an operating element, characterized in that the operating element is guided movably along a guide and has a support into which the battery can be inserted, the second conductive rib is arranged obliquely to the first conductive rib, and the battery is connected to the first conductive rib by means of its first electrode surface in an electrically conductive manner and can be moved relative to the second storage chamber by means of the operating element, when the second electrode surface of the battery reaches the second conductive rib, the contact is closed and the light source starts to emit light.

This object is achieved by the features in the characterizing part of the present invention. The advantage of this solution lies in the fact that the structure of the lighting device makes full use of the space inside the case of the storage case. Since the magazine housing is provided with a lighting device, the functional parts stored in the magazine housing can now also be removed therefrom and can be used in low-light conditions, in particular in the dark.

The embodiments indicated below are also advantageous because the plurality of ribs distributed between the cover and the base result in a rigid structure of the box of the plate storage box, even if the base and the cover have an elongated wall thickness.

The base plate and the cover plate are arranged at a distance from one another by webs and are connected to one another by adhesively bonded or ultrasonically welded joints, the webs being arranged between the base plate and the cover plate, the storage chamber being at least partially delimited by webs, and regions of webs at least partially delimiting the second storage chamber forming guides.

The storage cavity is arranged inside the box body.

A plurality of ribs are formed on an inner surface of the base plate or cover plate, which ribs are arranged parallel to one another on the inner surface, said ribs projecting perpendicularly to the inner surface from the base plate or cover plate in the direction of the facing base plate or cover plate, wherein the ribs delimit at least some regions of the storage chamber.

A plurality of webs are formed on the inner surfaces of the base plate and the cover plate, which webs are distributed parallel to one another on the inner surfaces, project perpendicularly to the inner surfaces from the base plate towards the cover plate or from the cover plate towards the base plate and extend over a part of the inner height measured between the inner surfaces of the base plate and the cover plate, wherein webs, which are respectively located opposite one another, extend from the base plate and the cover plate towards one another when the cover plate is placed on the base plate, so as to together form a through web from the base plate to the cover plate.

A plurality of rib plates, which are distributed on inner surfaces of the base plate and the cover plate disposed in parallel with each other, protrude perpendicularly from the base plate toward the cover plate and protrude from the cover plate toward the base plate, whereby the rib plates are disposed in parallel with each other when the cover plate is placed on the base plate.

The further embodiments described below make it easy to use even under unfavorable conditions, for example even if it is very humid. The operating element has a holding element with a recess.

The embodiments defined below describe the guiding of the operating element with guide cams adjoining the gripping element in opposite directions, which guide cams each have a guide surface facing the inner surface of the respective web.

In the following, an advantageous embodiment is described, by means of which the operating elements can be conveniently placed in the respective end positions, thereby preventing undesired self-movements of the operating elements. A rib has a first locking notch and a second locking notch, and the operating element has an elastic locking boss that fits the first locking notch and the second locking notch.

The method of operating a lighting device is described below, with a first electrode surface of the battery being located on the first conductive rib and a second electrode surface of the battery being located at a distance from the second conductive rib in a state in which the light source is not switched on.

The exemplary embodiments described below are also advantageous, however, because the functional element, in particular the pen, is easy to use, because the working range, in particular the writing range, in which the functional element is used, is illuminated.

The functional element is movable between a rest position and a use position, wherein the tip of the functional element is within at least the peripheral extent of the light beam emitted by the light source when the functional element is in its use position.

The functional element is constituted by a pen comprising a nib.

The functional element is constituted by a screwdriver comprising a tip.

The embodiments described below allow the functional component storage case to be stored in a space-saving configuration, for example in a credit card compartment of a wallet, a body, a briefcase or the like, the case having dimensions in terms of length and width which substantially correspond to the dimensions of a credit card.

Drawings

For a better understanding of the invention, the invention is described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a functional element storage case according to the invention, in particular a case body designed as a plate-type storage case;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the functional parts storage case according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a functional element storage case according to the invention, in particular of the case base;

FIG. 4 is a functional element storage case, taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the functional parts storage case taken along the line V-V in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a top view of a functional element storage case, particularly a case cover, according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a functional parts storage case taken along the section VII-VII in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the functional parts storage case taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a top view of a functional element storage case according to another embodiment of the invention, in particular a case body designed as a plate-type storage case;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the functional parts storage case taken along the line X-X in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of a detail section of the functional storage case;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a partial region of the functional component storage case, particularly an operation member, taken along the line XII-XII in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a functional parts storage case taken along the line XIII-XIII in FIG. 9;

FIG. 14 is a top view of a functional element storage case according to another embodiment of the invention, in particular a case body designed as a knife;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the functional parts storage case, particularly the base plate;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the functional parts storage case, particularly the operation member;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a functional element storage case, particularly a functional element made as a pen;

FIG. 18 is a top view of the functional storage case, particularly the cover plate;

FIG. 19 is a functional element storage case, taken along the line XIX-XIX in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a functional storage case taken along the line XX-XX in FIG. 18;

FIG. 21 is a side view of the functional parts storage compartment, particularly the lighting device;

FIG. 22 is a top view of the functional storage case, particularly the lighting device;

FIG. 23 is a top view of an alternative embodiment of the functional parts storage case, particularly of the case body of the case formed as a panel;

FIG. 24 is a top view of a detail of the functional component storage compartment, particularly the operative components, according to the present invention;

FIG. 25 is a cross-section of the operating element taken along line XXV-XXV in FIG. 23;

FIG. 26 is an exploded view of the housing of the knife in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 27 is an exploded view of the slide plate of the knife in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 28 is an exploded view of a ballpoint pen core of a knife according to the invention

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the first place, identical parts are provided with the same reference numerals or the same reference symbols in the various embodiments described, wherein the disclosure contained in the entire description can be transferred in terms of meaning to parts having the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals. The position data selected for the description, for example upper, lower, lateral, etc., are also relevant for the direct description and the representation and can be transferred to the new position in the case of a change in position according to the meaning. Furthermore, individual features or combinations of features from the various embodiments shown and described can also represent independent, inventive or inventive solutions.

In fig. 1 and 2, which are shown together, a functional component storage compartment, in particular a housing 1 in the form of a plate-type storage compartment, made of metal or plastic, is shown, which has a rectangular plan view with a width 2 and a length 3 measured perpendicular thereto. The width 2 is the distance between two longitudinal sides 4 extending parallel to one another and running perpendicular to transverse sides 5 spaced apart from one another by the length 3. The housing 1 has a base plate 6 and a cover plate 7, which are connected to one another in a detachable or non-detachable manner. The longitudinal sides 4 and the transverse sides 5 are then preferably perpendicular to the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7. An internally located storage chamber 8, in which objects, in particular functional parts, but also consumables, are accommodated, extends from the transverse sides 5 facing one another.

A longitudinal side surface 4 is connected to a top surface 10 of the cover 7, which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal side surface, by means of a bevel 11, which extends from the longitudinal side surface 4 in a direction inclined by an angle of inclination 12 in the direction of the top surface 10 and the second longitudinal side surface 4. However, it is also possible for the second longitudinal side 4 and/or transverse side 5 or for at least a part of the longitudinal side 4 and transverse side 5 to be arranged obliquely to the base plate and/or cover plate 6 or 7 and to form the bevel 11. The ramp 11 or the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7 have a scale 13, in particular a longitudinal scale 14, attached to the region of the ramp.

The storage space 8 of the knife 15, which forms a functional part 9, extends adjacent to the inclined surface 11, wherein the cutting blade 16 is surrounded by the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 in a direction perpendicular to the top surface 10. The tool shank 17 is, however, accommodated in a recess 20 which extends beyond the connecting surface 18 of the base plate 6 with the cover plate 7 in the direction facing away from the top face 10 and extends to a bottom face 19 of the base plate 6 running parallel to the top face, and is therefore surrounded by the base plate 6 only in the direction of the bottom face 19. The functional part 9, i.e. the storage space 8 for the knives 15, is therefore surrounded by the base plate 6 and at least in some areas by the cover plate 7 running parallel thereto. The shank 17 has a gripping surface 21 which runs substantially parallel to the top surface 10 and is planar.

Adjacent to the knife 15 and in the opposite direction to the scale 13, there is another storage chamber 8, for example a file 22. It is surrounded by the cover plate 7 and the base plate 6 in the direction of the top side 10 and the bottom side 19, wherein a receiving opening 23 for a file 22 is provided on the lateral side 5, through which the file can be inserted into the storage chamber 8. The cover 7 has a rectangular recess 24 which extends from the transverse side 5 to the other transverse side 5 facing away from this transverse side, in which the rasp shaft 25 is arranged in such a way that it is accessible from the outside via this recess. This allows the rasp 22 to be easily manipulated and thus easily inserted and removed from the storage chamber 8. In this way, a partial region of the storage chamber 8 is accessible via the recess 24, as is the case with the placement of the tool holder 17, and the placement recess of the tool holder 17 can also be provided on the base plate 6.

The storage chamber 8 of the scissors 26, which forms the other functional part 9, extends alongside the storage chamber 8 of the rasp 22, which storage chamber extends from the transverse side 5 in the direction away from the other transverse side 5 thereof. The scissor handle 27 of the scissors 26 and the notches 24 of the cover plate 7, which are distributed in the shape of a circular arc, are covered by the pivoting plate 28 in the direction of the top face 10, wherein the receiving opening 23 of the scissors 26 is surrounded by the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 in the direction of the bottom face 19 and the top face 10. The pivoting plate 28 is supported in the corner region 29 of the housing 1 on a pivoting support 31 by a preferably cylindrical pivoting pin 30 extending perpendicularly to the top side 10 or the bottom side 19. It is for example made as a curved crescent shaped track 32. The swivel stub shaft 30 may be secured in the swivel support 31 by means of a spring collar to prevent axial movement.

Next to the storage chambers 8 of the scissors 26, two storage chambers 8 are arranged parallel to each other and to the longitudinal sides 4, which are used to receive the functional elements 9, in particular the tweezers 33 and the toothpicks 34. They can each be inserted into the storage chamber 8 through a receiving opening 23 in the transverse side 5. It is also possible to make both a notch 24 for holding the forceps 33 and a notch 24 for holding the toothpick 34 on the lateral side 5, just like the notch of the file handle 25 provided. The top side 10 is spaced apart from the bottom side 19 by the thickness 35 of the storage compartment 1, which is preferably rectangular. The length 3 and the width 2 are, as well, several times the thickness 35 of the storage box 1, so that the size of the storage box 1 corresponds substantially to the size of a cheque book and can therefore be placed in a commonly used fan-shaped bag, for example in a briefcase. It is secondly shown in practice that the thickness 35 of the storage box 1 decreases as the length 3 increases. All the receiving openings 23 of the storage chambers 8 can be arranged on one of the lateral sides 5 or the longitudinal sides 4. It is however advantageous if, for example, the receiving openings 23 of the scissors 26 and the knives 15 are arranged on one transverse side 5, while the receiving openings 23 of the files 22, the tweezers 33 and the toothpicks 34 are arranged on the other transverse side 5 facing away from this transverse side.

The plane of symmetry of the functional elements 9 and/or the consumable items and/or the storage space 8 running parallel to the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7 is offset by a distance in a direction perpendicular to the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7 with respect to the plane of symmetry of the storage box 1 running parallel to the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7, which divides the thickness 35 into two halves. Secondly, the pivoting plate 28 or a part of the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7 is not pivotable, but is supported relative to the at least one storage chamber 8 so as to be adjustable and/or movable or pivotable in a plane in which the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7 are mounted. Secondly, the cross-sectional dimensions of at least a part of the storage chamber 8 are adapted with small tolerances to the cross-sectional shape of the functional element 9 and/or the consumable, and secondly it can also be fixed in the storage chamber 8 by means of a friction lock. Here the surface finish of the storage chamber 8 and/or the functional element 9 and/or the consumable may have a higher surface finish in the fixing area including the whole storage chamber 8.

The annular end edge of the functional element 9 and/or the consumable, which is approximately perpendicular to the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7, encloses their outer contour. The functional part 9 and/or the consumable has a shank projecting from its outer contour, for example the shank 25 of the rasp 22, which is accommodated in the recess 24 and is likewise fixed in the recess 24 by friction locking. The storage box, as already mentioned, is made in two parts, wherein the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7 can be formed from a single, flat cut-out sheet metal part. However, it is also possible for the cover 7 to be fastened by the base plate 6 at a distance from one another by means of an intermediate piece, in particular enclosing the storage chamber 8, and to be connected by means of a connecting method, in particular an adhesive or weld seam. The pivot plate 28 has a locking projection projecting from it in the region of the curved end face, which can engage in a locking recess of the functional part 9, for example of the scissors 26, and prevents it from being released by itself. The storage box can of course be produced as a one-piece component, for example as an injection-molded part, wherein the functional parts 9 and/or the storage chambers 8 for the consumables are formed by means of a core plate during the injection molding process.

The base plate 6 is shown in detail in fig. 3 to 5. The partial region of the storage space 8 formed by the recess 20 is at least partially enclosed or formed by a partition 36, which is arranged on the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7, i.e. a partial region of the functional element 9, which is not shown. Here, the grooves 20 form a knife groove 37, a needle groove 38, a file groove 39, a forceps groove 40, a scissors groove 41, a toothpick groove 42 constituted by the grooves 20 of the toothpicks 34 drawn as the functional member 9 in fig. 1, and a ballpoint pen groove 43, which is also constituted by the grooves 20. The webs 36 of the needle groove 38 are partially enclosed by web dividing webs 44 which are arranged at an angle to the transverse side 5 and are spaced apart from one another by a groove width 45 measured parallel to the transverse side 5. This slot width is smaller than the diameter of the needle 46, not shown, which is placed in the needle recess 38.

By means of the angled rib dividing plate 44, the needle 46 is fixed by frictional engagement when the needle 46 is inserted into the needle recess 38, so that the needle 46 is deflected by the first rib dividing plate 44 arranged close to the transverse end face 5 when inserted into the needle recess 38 up to the rib dividing plate 44 located opposite it and is deflected from there back in the opposite direction up to the rib dividing plate 44 furthest from the transverse end face 5. This causes the needle 46 to elastically deform in the needle groove 38, so that the needle 46 is self-fixed in the needle groove 38.

The knife recess 37, in particular the part of the region thereof intended for receiving the shank 17, which is not shown, has a stop rib 48 which forms a circular arc 47 and which prevents the shank 17 from moving in the direction of the needle 46 receiving opening 23. A clamping rib 49, which is preferably arranged parallel to the longitudinal side 4, is connected to the stop rib 48 and extends in the direction of the insertion opening of the needle 46. This is illustrated in fig. 4, where a clamping web 50 is formed which runs obliquely to a base surface 51 which runs preferably parallel to the bottom surface 19. The clamping surfaces 50 are separated by a height 52 in the region of the stop webs 48, the height increasing in the direction of the transverse end face 5 with the needle 46 insertion opening 23. A fastening projection 54 is provided on the base 53 of the knife recess 37, which projection extends away from the base 53 toward the bottom 19. In the region of the receiving opening 23 of the knife recess 37, a centering web 55 is arranged parallel to the longitudinal side 4 and at a position spaced from the longitudinal side 4 by a gap width 56 measured perpendicular to the longitudinal side, and a gap 57 is arranged in the corner region between the longitudinal side 4 and the transverse end 5. The webs 36 of the tool recesses 37, which webs run parallel to one another and to the longitudinal sides 4, are spaced apart from one another, in particular in the region of the tool shank 17, by a width measured parallel to the transverse end face 5, which is greater than the groove width 58.

The receiving opening 23 of the knife recess 37 has a centering rib 59, which is adjacent to the scissors recess 41 and runs perpendicular to the transverse end face 5. The longitudinal side 4 also has a recess 57 with a centering rib 55 in the corner region between it and the transverse end face 5 with the needle 46 receiving opening 23.

On the transverse end face 5 with the needle 46 receiving opening 23, a receiving opening 23 for the storage chamber 8 of the not shown rasp 22 is provided. The file recess 39 likewise has a fastening projection 54 and is delimited in the region of the receiving opening 23 by centering webs 60, which centering webs 60 run at right angles to the transverse end face 5. Within a depth 61 measured perpendicular to the transverse end face 5, a stop web 62 and a clamping web 63 connected thereto, which is arranged perpendicular to the transverse end face 5, are distributed parallel to the transverse end face 5. As seen in fig. 4, centering webs 55 have a centering web height 64 that projects above trough bottom 53 at a right angle and in a direction opposite bottom 19. Here the centering web height 64 is less than the web height 65 of the longitudinal web 66 measured parallel to it.

The forceps grooves 40 are distributed in the area between the rasp grooves 39 and the scissors grooves 41. The receiving opening 23 of the forceps recess 40 is partially surrounded by two centering webs 60 which run parallel to one another and perpendicularly to the transverse end face 5. They extend like ribs partially surrounding the rasp flutes 39 from the transverse end face 5 to a rib length 67, which surrounds the centering rib 60 in a direction perpendicular to the transverse end face 5. The longitudinal webs 68, which are connected to the web length 67, extend perpendicular to the transverse end face 5 and flush with the centering webs 60. They are defined in the direction opposite to the floor 19 by a web height measured perpendicular to the trough bottom 53 that is greater than the centering web height 64 measured parallel to it. Secondly, the placement opening 23 of the forceps recess 40 is bounded in the direction towards the bottom surface 19 by transverse webs 69 which are distributed along the entire groove width 70 of the forceps recess 40 and have a web height which is less than the centering web height 64. From the transverse web 69, a clamping web 71 running parallel to the longitudinal web 68 extends, which bisects the slot width 70.

The receiving openings 23 of the scissors recesses 41 are located on the transverse end face 5 facing away from the transverse end face 5, for example, having the receiving openings 23 for the needles 46.

The cover plate 7 is shown in detail in fig. 6 to 8. It is bounded by longitudinal side faces 4 which run parallel to one another and transverse end faces 5 which run perpendicular thereto and run parallel to one another. A centering web 72 with a centering boss 74 in a corner region 73 extends along one longitudinal side. The longitudinal side surface 4 has a bevel 11 running obliquely to the top surface 10. As shown in fig. 8, an inner side 75, which encloses a centering projection 74 and is spaced apart from the top side 10 by a height 76, is arranged facing away from and parallel to the top side 10. This height 76 constitutes the thickness 35 of the cassette 1 shown in fig. 2, since the centering projections 74 engage in the recesses 57 of the base plate 6 shown in fig. 3 and form approximately a plane with the bottom surface 19.

The cover 7 and the base 6 are configured approximately symmetrically with respect to each other with an opening 77 for the recess 20 of the blade 16, wherein the opening 77 is intended in particular for receiving the tool shank 17.

The file flutes 39 provided on the cover plate 7 are in the opposite direction to the longitudinal sides 4.

The forceps recess 40 is likewise delimited by a web-shaped centering bracket 78. Secondly it is defined by a longitudinal partition 79 of the rasp flute 39 and a longitudinal partition 80 of the scissors flute 41. As can be seen in fig. 8, the web-shaped centering rack 78 has a top surface 81 which is at a distance of a height 83 from a base surface 82 running parallel to the top surface 10. The centering frame 78 then extends to a depth 84, for example, the longitudinal partition 79 extends to adjoin it, which is at a distance of one partition height 85 from the base 82. Here the spacer height 85 is greater than the height 83. The other recess 20 is formed by a scissors recess 41, which is likewise provided on the cover plate 7.

Toothpick recess 42 provided in cover 7 forms another recess 20.

The assembly of the cartridge 1 is performed as follows. The pivoting plate 28 is first mounted on the base plate 6 and inserted into a pivoting frame 31 in which the holes are made. The pivot stub 30 is preferably formed of a single rib plate, which is elastically deformed in the direction of approaching each other when inserted into the pivot frame 31, and serves to prevent axial movement by the locking boss, thereby also serving to prevent the pivot plate 28 from being separated from the pivot frame 31 by itself. The pivot plate 28 can now be pivoted about the bent rib 36 through an angle of rotation of approximately 45 ° until the pivot stop arranged on the pivot plate 28 strikes the stop rib 86, which can be seen in fig. 3, arranged in the region of the pivot mount 31. If the pivot plate 28 is now pivoted back again so that the end face of the pivot plate 28 is approximately flush with the longitudinal side 4 or the transverse end face 5, the stop webs 48 of the pivot plate 28 are then located in a recess 87, visible in fig. 3, which is provided on an edge web 88 running along the longitudinal side 4.

If the pivot plate 28 is now fixed to the base plate 6 by inserting a single rib into the pivot bracket 31, the cover plate 7 can be mounted on the base plate 6. As can be seen in particular in fig. 7, the centering projections 74 are then inserted into the recesses 57 of the base plate 6. As can be seen in fig. 3, the centering webs 59 are in a position coinciding with the centering seats 78, for example. Furthermore, a partial rib 90, which can be seen in fig. 6 and is likewise distributed over the bending radius 89, is connected in contact with a connecting rib 91, which can be seen in fig. 3, so that a parallel displacement of the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 is prevented by the partial rib 90 resting against the connecting rib 91. This movement is likewise prevented by the guide webs shown in fig. 6, whose guide surfaces are in contact with the surface of the curved webs 36, so that the cover plate 7 and the base plate 6 are fixed in a defined position relative to one another.

The connection between the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 may be made by means of an adhesive layer or by means of ultrasonic welding or the like.

Important for all the panel storage cases represented in the described embodiments are: the inner height 93, i.e. the free dimension perpendicular to the base plate 6 or the cover plate 7 between the mutually facing inner surfaces of the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7, is equal to or greater than the thickness of the stored items, in particular the functional elements 9. Here, the webs 36 projecting perpendicularly from the inner surface of the base plate 6 or the cover plate 7, for example the stop webs 48, the longitudinal webs 66 and/or the centering webs 60, respectively, extend over the entire inner height 93 from the cover plate 7 in the direction of the base plate 6 or from the base plate 6 in the direction of the cover plate 7, or respectively extend over only a part of the inner height 93, so that they extend side by side from the base plate 6 to the cover plate 7 when the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 are closed onto one another, or together form a continuous web 36 from the base plate 6 to the cover plate 7.

The construction of such webs 36 over the respective inner surface of the base plate 6 or cover plate 7 over the entire inner height 93 has the advantage that: this makes it possible to achieve a particularly thin wall thickness in the region of the base plate 6 or cover plate 7, since the necessary rigidity of the base plate 6 or cover plate 7 is achieved by the height of such webs 36.

Furthermore, if the webs 36 extend over the entire inner height 93, so that a plurality of webs 36 parallel to one another are distributed over the entire surface of the plate package, so that a web reinforcement of the component and thus a thin wall thickness 94 and a thickness 95 of the webs 36 can be achieved, it is advantageous if the plastic can be distributed uniformly over the entire plate package over all the cavities when produced by the injection molding method.

Of course, this thickness 95 configuration is not only suitable for the guide webs 92, but also for all the webs 36 mentioned above, which are given the additional designation in the description.

It is furthermore advantageous if connecting webs 96, 97 are additionally provided in the connecting regions between webs 36 on the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 in the contact regions of the plates facing one another, that is to say in the region of the inner surface of the cover plate 7 which is adjacent to the webs 36 on the base plate 6, or vice versa. These connecting webs 96, 97 have a width 98 which is much smaller than the thickness 95 of the webs 36, for example the centering webs 60, the longitudinal webs 66, the stop webs 48 or the webs 36.

The height 99 of the connecting webs 96, 97 is between 0.01 and 0.5 mm. These connecting webs 96, 97 serve primarily as so-called energy directors during ultrasonic welding, with which the connection between the respective web 36 and the base plate 6 or cover plate 7 facing it is made. By means of this energy direction transmitter structure, which is at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the individual webs 36, it is also possible to create a region on the housing 1 which makes possible a certain elastic movement in a direction perpendicular to the top side 10 of the cover 7. This has the advantage that: it avoids the volume expansion required for inserting the objects, in particular the functional elements 9, and the clamping of the objects in the holders or the fastening lugs without the permanent connection of the adhesive or weld points being destroyed. In the course of establishing an adhesive connection between the two parts, it is also advantageous if the adhesive application takes place according to the connection webs 96, 97, which are indicated in the drawing by thin dashed lines. The distance between the individual connecting webs 96, 97 can be selected here according to the desired, resettable elastic deformation of the cover plate.

It is of course possible within the scope of the invention to use webs 36 which lie against one another as a guide for the centering of the two parts when the cover plate 7 is mounted on the base plate 6 by using webs 36 which run parallel to one another at least at the overlapping height or over the entire internal height 93.

In addition, other centering measures, such as inclined surfaces 100 running obliquely to the top surface 10 of the cover 7, can also be provided, with which the cover 7 can be centered and positioned relative to the base 6 in view of processing-related tolerances.

Of course, the surface portions of the housing 1 and the pivoting plate 28, in particular the top side 10 of the cover plate 7, can also be provided with a correspondingly galvanically or otherwise applied coating, for example made reflective, in order to be used as a mirror. Of course, the top side 10 or the bottom side 19 of the base plate 6 opposite it can be provided at least in regions with solar cells in order to be able to operate or charge energy stores arranged in the plate, which can be used for other purposes, such as ultra-short wave receivers, emergency transmitters for transmitting position information, signaling lights or lighting devices.

The allocation and layout of the positions of the individual articles within the interior of the panel storage case 1 may also be varied as desired.

The individual parts of the individual embodiments can be assembled with one another in any desired combination within the scope of the invention, so that not only individual parts or groups of parts can form the subject of a particular, separate protective object, but also the individual parts of the individual embodiments, in particular the structure of the storage chamber 8, and also the arrangement of the webs 36 or connecting webs 96, 97 can be interchanged. In particular, it is advantageous if the recess is arranged partially on the base plate 6 and partially on the cover plate 7, or only such base plate 6 and cover plate 7 are arranged, which are kept at a distance from one another by webs 36 whose height is adjusted accordingly, or webs 36 which project correspondingly toward one another over the entire inner height 93.

Fig. 9 to 13 show a further embodiment of a functional part storage case according to the invention, in particular a case 1 designed as a plate-type storage case. It has a storage chamber 8 for a multi-function tool 101. The storage chamber is delimited by the base plate 6 and the cover plate 7 and by webs 36 which project from the base plate 6 in the direction of the cover plate 7 and/or which project in accordance therewith from the cover plate 7 in the direction of the base plate 6, wherein lateral webs 102 are provided perpendicular to the transverse end faces 5 and transverse webs 103 are provided parallel to the transverse end faces. The side webs 102 are spaced apart from one another by a distance 104 measured parallel to the transverse end face 5, wherein a flare 105 is provided between the transverse end face 5 and the side webs 102.

It is used to house a tool 107, such as a screwdriver 108, entrusted to the body 106 of the multi-function tool 101. The drivers 108 adjacent the transverse end face 5, or their outermost edge regions, are spaced apart by a distance 109, while the tools 107 arranged adjacent the transverse web 103, for example, also formed as drivers 108, are spaced apart from one another by a spacing 110, which differs from the spacing 109 by less than the spacing 104. The tools 107 are arranged on the body 106, for example in a star shape. The main body 106 or the multifunctional tool 101 has a thickness 111, measured perpendicular to the groove base 53, which is smaller than the inner height 93 enclosed by the groove base 53 and an inner surface 112 running parallel thereto. The inner surface 112 and/or the groove bottom 53 are provided with inner webs 113 projecting in a mutually facing direction, wherein mutually facing surfaces 114 of the inner webs 113 are spaced apart from each other by a distance which is approximately equal to the height 115 of the thickness 111 of the multifunctional tool 101 serving as the functional element 9. The multi-function tool 101, in particular the main body 106, has a recess which is arranged, for example, in the region of a recess 117 provided in the cover 7, so that the multi-function tool 101 can be easily removed from the storage chamber 8. The height 115 may be slightly less than the thickness 111 of the multi-function tool 101, so that the latter is fixed inside the storage chamber 8 by means of a friction connection.

The body 106 of the multi-function tool 101 has a bore 118 with a diameter 119. Webs 36, which are formed as fastening webs 120 and project from the inner surface 112, for example in the direction of the groove base 53, extend into the region of the bore 118. The inner surface 121 of the fixation web 120 facing the groove bottom 53 is at a distance 122 from the inner surface 112 of the cover plate 7 which is greater than the distance 123 between the inner surface 112 and the surface 124 of the body 106 facing it. The holding webs 120 are therefore inserted into the holes 118, which prevent the multifunctional tool 101 from sliding out of the storage chamber 8 by itself. The slot floor 53 has an internal rib 113 in the region of the hole 118, the surface 114 of which is spaced from the inner surface 121 of the anchor rib 120 by a distance 125, which is preferably less than the thickness 111.

In the end region of the multi-function tool 101 opposite to the placement opening 23 of the multi-function tool 101, a stop rib 126 is provided on the cover plate 7 and the base plate 6, which defines the storage chamber 8 of the multi-function tool 101. The inner surface 121 of the fixing web 120 is curved such that the surface 124 of the body 106 or the end edge 127 of the bore 118 in the region of the surface 124 slides along the inner surface 121 when the multi-function tool 101 is removed from the storage chamber 8.

The housing 1 then has a storage chamber 8 for pens 128, in particular ballpoint pens 129, which is formed by the ballpoint pen recess 43 of the base plate 6 and/or the cover plate 7. The functional element 9, which is here embodied as a ballpoint pen 129, is held in the storage chamber 8 of the housing 1 by means of an adjusting and/or locking device 130. As can be seen more clearly in fig. 10 to 12, the adjustment and locking device consists of an operating element 131 which is moved along a longitudinal web 132 of the storage chamber 8 of the pen 128. The actuating element 131 has a support 134 with a locking claw 135, which is concentric to the axis 133 of the pen 128 and in which a locking shoulder 136 of the pen 128 is fixed. The abutment 134 comprises, in addition to a holding claw 135 which is C-shaped in cross section and is radially elastically deformable and has a bore 137 with a diameter 138, an abutment cavity 139 with a diameter 140 which is greater than the diameter 141 of the holding claw 135 and corresponds approximately to the outer diameter 142 of the locking shoulder 136.

Furthermore, in the region of the end face 143 of the actuating element 131, which runs approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal web 132, the bearing 134 has a centering bore 144, which in the region of the end face 143 has a diameter 145 that is greater than the outer diameter 140 of the locking shoulder 136. The pen 128, in particular the locking shoulder 136, can thus be moved into the centering bore 144, as a result of which the bore 137 and, subsequently, the securing pawl 135 expand elastically during insertion of the pen 128, so that the locking shoulder 136 can be inserted up to the region of the seat cavity 139, and when this position is reached, the bore 137 has again the bore 138, as a result of which the pen 128 is prevented from falling out of the actuating element 131 by itself. However, it is also possible to remove the ballpoint pen refill from the holding claw 135 against the deformation resistance when it is used up, and replace it with a new one.

This ensures that the pen 128 is easily replaced, particularly when it is used up. In the region facing away from the groove base 53, the actuating element 131 has a holding element 146 which preferably passes through a groove 147 provided on the cover plate 7 or on the side wall between the cover plate 7 and the base plate 6. The grip element 146 preferably has a sawtooth-shaped groove 148 on the side facing away from the groove base 53, as a result of which the actuation element 131 and thus also the pen 128 can be actuated more easily.

The actuating element 131 has guide elements 149 which are arranged at a distance from one another in the direction of the centre line 133 of the pen 128 and which are displaceable between the longitudinal webs 132 with a small lateral play in the transverse direction, which can also be taken as an example from the diagrammatic representation of a similar component in fig. 16. Between the two guide elements 149, a locking lever 150 is provided which is elastically adjustable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal web 132 and which is inclined relative to the center line 133 by means of an inclined web 151, so that the holding element 146 is laterally offset relative to the center line 133 when the web 151 is not deformed.

As can be seen from fig. 11, the groove 147, in which the rib 151 or the pinching element 146 can be moved in the direction of the center line 133, is now provided in its end region with locking notches which project laterally in the same direction from the groove 147 in the end region of the groove 147.

Now if, for example, the pinching element 146 is located in the region of one of the locking notches 152, the bead 151 is not deformed or is only slightly deformed. By functioning in this manner, either the grip element 146 or the rib 151 has a length substantially corresponding to the locking notch 152, so that in this position the pen 128 is prevented from moving in the direction of the centre line.

If the pen 128 is to be adjusted, the holding element 146 is deformed in the direction of the groove 147 counter to the restoring action of the inclined rib 151 and can then be moved from one locking recess 152 to the other, and the holding element 146 or the rib 151 is automatically snapped into the locking recess 152 by the restoring force contained in the rib 151 as a result of the deformation, so that the pen 128 is either locked and fixed in the retracted rest position or in the extended writing position.

In this way, the plate magazine (in particular the magazine 1) forms a handle 153 of the functional element 9 (in particular the pen 128) in the extended use state protruding beyond the outer boundary of the plate magazine (in particular the magazine 1).

The case 1 shown in fig. 9 may have another ball point pen recess 43 in which a pen 128 is seated. The pen 128 may be arranged in addition to the pen 128 which may be adjusted by means of an adjusting and/or locking device 130. However, the cartridge 1 may also be provided without a pen 128 which can be adjusted by means of the adjusting and/or locking device 130, but only with a non-adjustable pen 128. The ballpoint pen recess 43 shown as an additional structure in fig. 9 has a depth 154 extending from the transverse end face 5 to the other transverse end face 5 facing away from this transverse end face, which is less than the length 155 of the pen 128. The pen 128 thus extends a length 156 beyond the outer boundary, for example, formed by the transverse end face 5, in the use state. The pen 128 can be brought back into the rest position in the use position by removal from the ballpoint pen recess 43, in which position the pen 128 can be placed in the ballpoint pen recess 43 shown in fig. 3, in which recess the pen does not protrude beyond the outer boundary, i.e. for example the transverse end face 5.

Fig. 14 to 22 show a further embodiment of a functional element storage case according to the invention, in particular a knife 157, with a case body 1. It consists of an intermediate element 158 which has two plate-shaped elements 160 spaced apart from one another by a distance 159 and which have a length 161 measured perpendicularly to the distance 159. An intermediate space 162 serving as a storage space 8 is formed by the length 161 and the distance 159, in which a plurality of functional parts 9 are accommodated. The plate-shaped elements 160 are connected to one another by a connecting element 163, which is embodied in the form of a small shaft and preferably forms a pivot bearing 164 for one or more functional parts 9, so that the functional parts 9 can be pivoted about the small shaft-shaped connecting element 163 from the intermediate space 162 or storage space 8, in which the functional parts are in the rest position, into a use position, in which the functional parts 9 protrude from the cassette 1 or its outer boundary. The connecting elements 163 here project in the opposite direction to the central hollow space 162 beyond the outer side surfaces 165 of the plate-shaped elements 160 facing away from one another. The connecting element 163 here has, in the region of its outer lateral surface 165, a collar 166 with a collar diameter 167 which is greater than the diameter 168 of the connecting element 163. On the outer side 165 there is a bottom plate 6 and a cover plate 7 of the box 1.

The base plate 6 is shown in detail in figure 15 by way of example in a perspective view. The bottom plate 6 consists of a base plate 169 having a length 3 and a width 2 measured perpendicular thereto. Here length 3 corresponds to length 161 of intermediate member 158 as shown in fig. 14. The base plate 169 is surrounded by a web 36, in particular in the form of a ring, which is formed as an outer web 170, whereby a base plate height 171 measured perpendicularly to the length 3 or 161 is achieved. It is defined by a bottom surface 19 which delimits the bottom plate 6 in the direction opposite the intermediate element 158 and a connecting surface 172 which extends parallel to it and away from it and delimits the outer webs 170 in the direction towards the intermediate element 158.

The base plate 6 has a functional element 9, for example a storage chamber 8 for a pen 128 in the form of a ballpoint pen 129. The ballpoint pen 129 has a nib 173 in one end region and a locking shoulder 136 in the other end region facing away from it, as is the case with the commonly used ballpoint pen refills. The pen 128 is placed in a holder 134 which is mounted in the operating element 131. The support 134 has a generally semi-circular cross-section with a support axis 174 that coincides with the centerline 133 of the pen 128 once the pen 128 is installed in the support. In an end region of the support 134, the actuating element 131 has a fastening device 175, which is formed by a preferably elastic clamping web 176, which has a clamping surface 177 facing the support axis 174 and which is at a distance 178 from the support axis 174 that is smaller than a distance 180 measured from the support axis 174 to a support surface 179 of the support 134. This corresponds approximately to the radius 181 of the pen 128, which is preferably cylindrical.

The locking shoulder 136 has a preferably cylindrical connecting body 182 extending around the center line 133 and holding a locking cylinder 183. The connecting body 182 here has a radius 184 which corresponds approximately to the distance 178. The locking cylinder 183 has an outer diameter 142 which corresponds to the cavity diameter 140 preferably formed by twice the distance 180.

Now if the pen 128 with the locking shoulder 136 is inserted forward into the seat 134 and the locking cylinder 183 reaches the region of the clamping webs 176, the clamping webs 176 are elastically deformed so that the distance of the clamping surface 177 to the seat axis 174 is half the size of the outer diameter 142. If the pen 128, in particular the locking cylinder 183, now continues to move, it reaches the region of the storage chamber 139 of the support 134, which likewise has the cavity diameter 140, so that the clamping webs 176 approximately reach a position which coincides with the connecting body 182 and thus spring back again in the direction of the support axis 174. Thereby preventing the pen 128 from being pulled out of the operating element 131 by itself.

The operating element 131 has a guide 185 in which the support 134 is located. The guide element 185 has a guide rib 186 which is surrounded by two side guide surfaces 187 which are parallel to one another and face away from one another. Here, a side guide surface 187 facing away from the support 134 extends from a top surface 188 running perpendicular thereto by a height 189 to a height-oriented guide surface 190 running parallel to the top surface 188 and having a width 191 measured perpendicular to the side guide surface 187. The side guide surfaces 187 are spaced apart from each other by a guide rib width 192, so that a total width 193 of the operating element 131 is obtained which is equal to the sum of the guide rib width 192 and the width 191 of the height-wise guide surface 190.

The gripping elements 146 project from the top surface 188 of the guide 185 in a direction away from the support 134. The gripping element has a rib 194, preferably made resilient, which is connected to the guide 185. The web 194 is separated from the guide 185 by a gap 195 and has a web width 196 measured perpendicular to the total width 193 and a web thickness 197 measured perpendicular to the web width in the region of the grip element. The gripping element 146 itself has a width 198 measured parallel to the web thickness 197 that is greater than the web thickness 197 and a length 199 measured perpendicular to the width that is greater than the web width 196. In addition, rib plates 194 are arranged obliquely to the height direction guide surface 190.

The storage chamber 8 provided on the base plate 6 forms a guide 200 for the pen 128 or the operating element 131. The guide 200 here has a height-oriented guide surface 201 running perpendicular to the connecting surface 172 and which is delimited in the direction of the guide section 202 of the pen 128 by a stop surface 203 running perpendicular thereto. Starting from the height-oriented guide surface 201, a guide plate 205 projects in the direction of a recess 204 provided in the outer web 170, in particular formed as a groove 147, which guide plate projects in the direction of the connecting surface 172 over an inner side 206 of the guide device 200 running perpendicularly to the height-oriented guide surface 201 and the stop surface 203. The guide plate 205 has a base surface 207 which runs parallel to the height-direction guide surface 201 and is oriented towards it, and a side surface 209 which is perpendicular to the base surface and is spaced apart from the inner side surface 206 by an extremely wide width 208 in the direction of the connecting surface 172. The actuating element 131 is inserted into the guide 200 together with the guide 185 in such a way that the height-direction guide surface 190 is matched to the bottom surface 207 of the guide plate 205, the side surface 209 is matched to the side guide surface 187 of the guide 185 and the bottom surface 210 of the guide 185 is matched to the height-direction guide surface 201.

The guide section 202 likewise has a substantially semicircular cross section and a radius 211 which corresponds to the distance 180 or matches the radius 181 of the pen 128. The recess 204 forming the groove 147 is surrounded by an end face 212, in particular a transverse end face 213, which extends perpendicularly to the connecting face 172. They are spaced apart from each other by a distance of length 214. Here, the transverse end surface 213 forms an end stop for the actuating element 131. The recess 204 has a locking recess 152 in the region of the transverse end face 213. The locking recess 152 has an end face 215 which runs parallel to the connecting face 172 and is spaced therefrom by a width 216. A longitudinal end face 217 is arranged between the locking recesses 152, which longitudinal end face is spaced apart from the end face 215 in the direction of the connecting face 172 by a distance 218.

The outer side 165 of the intermediate element 158 facing the connection surface 172 likewise forms a longitudinal end surface 217 in the region of the recess 204. The difference between the width 216 and the pitch 218 results in a spacing width 219 of the longitudinal end faces 217 facing each other. Here, the width 219 corresponds approximately to the rib thickness 197, so that the rib 194 is not deformed in the region of the locking recess 152, but is elastically deformed in the region between the longitudinal end faces 217. If it reaches the locking notch 152, it springs back to its original position and prevents the operating element 131 from moving by itself. The gripping element 146 has a high surface finish on the top surface 220, in particular it has a groove 148.

Of course, the pen 128 can also be accommodated in the housing 1 so as not to be linearly displaceable, but rather so as to be pivotable about a connecting element 163, i.e. about a pivot bearing 164 formed by it.

A lighting device 221 is also suitably provided in the housing 1, for example in the cover 7, as shown in detail in fig. 21 and 22. It has a base member 222 formed in a plate shape, a base plate 223 made of a non-conductive material, and a conductive plate 224 mounted thereon. The conductive plate 224 is formed in two pieces and consists of two contact plates 225 and 226 that are spaced apart from each other by a distance 227 so that they are not conductively connected. The contact plate 225 has a contact rib 228 which projects from a contact surface 229 facing away from the base plate 223 in a direction facing away from the base plate 223. Here, an inner surface 230 of the contact rib 228 facing the contact surface 229 is at a distance 231 from the contact surface 229.

A power supply and/or switching device is then provided on the base element 222. It has a power source 233, in particular a battery 234, which is arranged in the region of the distance 231, an electrode surface 235 which rests against the contact surface 229 and an electrode surface 236 which faces away from it and rests against the inner surface 230 of the contact webs 228. The power supply and/or switching device 232 also has a switching element 237, which is protected from the weather by a protective hood 238. The base element 222 has a light source 239 in the end region facing away from the contact webs 228, which is electrically conductively connected to the contact plates 225 and/or 226 via the conductive webs 240. Here, both the light source 239 and the power supply and/or switching device 232, i.e. the power supply 233 and the switching element 237 and their protective cover 238, are mounted in the plane of the contact surface 229. The base plate 223 has a recess 242 which is arranged between a mounting region 243 of the power supply 233 and a mounting region 244 of the switching element 237.

The illumination device 221 is, for example, mounted on a cover plate 7 as described above, the cover plate 7 having a base plate 169 with a length 3 and a width 2 measured perpendicularly thereto. The base plate 169 is surrounded by a rib 36, preferably annular, formed as an outer rib 170. This results in a cover height 245 measured perpendicular to the length 3, which is defined by a top surface 10 which delimits the cover 7 in the opposite direction to the intermediate element 158 and a connecting surface 172 which runs parallel to it and faces away from it and delimits the outer webs 170 in the direction towards the intermediate element 158.

The cover 7 has at least one storage chamber 8 for storing the lighting device 221. The storage chamber 8 is formed by a power source 233 compartment 246, a switching element 237 compartment 247, and a light source 239 compartment 248. The second lid 7 has a centre line 249 bisecting the width 2. The connection holes 250 are located symmetrically to the centre line 249, have a circular cross section and are used for mounting the connection element 163 shown in fig. 14, in particular its collar 166, each two connection holes 250 having, for example, a common centre line 251 which runs perpendicularly to the centre line 249.

A centerline 253 running perpendicular to centerline 249 is located at a distance 252 from centerline 251 in a direction toward the other centerline 251. Centerline 253 forms a midpoint 254 with centerline 249. Two stop webs 255 are distributed concentrically around this center point 254 in the direction of the center line 249 from the outer web 170, but only in the half region of the cover plate 7 surrounded by the center line 249 and the outer web 170. Here, the stop webs 255 have a radius 256, measured from the midpoint 254, which corresponds to approximately one-half of the cell diameter shown in fig. 22. In the other half region of the cover plate 7, which is bounded by the center line 249 and the other outer web 170, symmetrically to the center line 253, two inner webs 258 are arranged in the direction of the center line 249 from the outer web 170, which are spaced apart from one another by a distance 259 measured symmetrically to the center line 253 and arranged parallel to the outer web 170. The inner webs 258 have bosses 260 on their facing surfaces that reduce the spacing 259 by a factor of two boss height 261. The outer web 170 has a gap 262. In this recess 262 or in the region between the two inner webs 258, a locking element 263 is provided which has an annular web 264 with a radius which is likewise approximately 256 and which is distributed annularly around the center point 254.

The annular ribs 264 are defined by side ribs 265 running parallel to the inner ribs 258, each having a recess 266 into which the projections 260 engage, respectively, to prevent the locking element 263 from falling out of the recess 262 on its own. The side webs 268 are spaced symmetrically about the center line 249 by a width 267 from the rib stop 255 and the opposite inner web 258 and are formed by a transverse web 269 extending perpendicularly to the center line 249. A partial space 270 for the contact webs 228 shown in fig. 21 is created by the two lateral webs 268 and the transverse web 269.

The sub-chamber for the battery 234 shown in fig. 21 or 22 is formed at least partially by two stop webs 255 and an annular web 264. The locking element 263 has a width 271, measured perpendicular to the connection surface 172, which is smaller than the cover height 245. This width 271 minus the rib width 272 of the back wall 273 of the locking element 263 defining the locking element 263 in the direction towards the top surface 10 is greater than the cell thickness 274. The spent battery 234 can thus be removed from the cover 7 without having to separate the cover from the intermediate element 158. This is done by a method which: the locking element 263 is removed from the notch 262 so that the battery 234 is accessible.

As already mentioned briefly, the partial chamber 247 serves to receive the switching element 237. For this purpose, it is delimited by lateral webs 279 which are arranged symmetrically to the center line 249 and which are bounded in the direction of the partial chamber 246 by transverse webs 276 which extend between the outer webs 170 and by curved webs 277 which are concave in the direction of the partial chamber 248 of the luminaire 239 shown in fig. 21. The partial chamber 247, that is to say in particular the base plate 169 of the cover plate 7, has an opening 278 through the top side 10. However, it can also be provided on the longitudinal sides 4 or the transverse ends 5 of the cover 7 and/or the base 6, as is the case, for example, with the recesses 262 provided in the region of the longitudinal sides 4.

Attached to the switch element 237 there is an operating element 279, in particular a boss 280 of the operating element 279, which passes through this opening 278. The projection 280 projects in a direction facing away from the switching element 237 from a bottom 281 which runs approximately parallel to the top 10. Here, the bottom 281 has an outer dimension which is larger than the cross-sectional dimension of the opening 278, so that the operating element 279 is prevented from falling out of the opening 278 by itself. An actuating surface 282, which is parallel to the bottom surface 281 and faces away from the projection 280, extends from the bottom surface 281 and faces the switching element 237. Now, if the switching element 237 is to be actuated, pressure is exerted on the actuating element 279 by a pressing surface 283 of the actuating element 279 which lies substantially in the same plane as the top surface 10, so that it is moved in the direction of the connecting surface 172 and transmits the pressure to the switching element 237, thereby actuating the switching element. The operating element 279 can now be embodied as a button or switch, wherein in the latter case the switching element 237 can be switched off again, for example by pressing a further button on the pressing surface 283 or the operating element 279.

As mentioned, the sub-cavity 248 is adapted to receive the light source 239. As can be seen more clearly in fig. 22, the light source has a fixed disk 284 with a diameter 285. Fixed disk 284 has a disk width 286 in a direction perpendicular to diameter 285. The mounting plate 285 conforms to mounting grooves provided in the subchamber 248 to prevent movement of the light source 239 or the entire lighting assembly in the direction of the centerline 249. The light source 239 here passes through a further opening 288 which is provided on the transverse end face 5 of the cover plate 7, in particular on the outer rib 170. The cone of light transmitted or projected from the light source 239 to the surface to be illuminated is here made such that it illuminates at least the region of the nib 173 of the pen 128. However, in addition, other functional elements, such as screwdrivers, in particular the working area in the operating state, can also be arranged within the light cone.

The lighting device 221, in its entirety or a part thereof, for example the light source 239, can also be mounted in the housing 1 so as to be pivotable via the pivot bearing 164 or on a pivotable functional part 9. Furthermore, the lighting device 221 can also be provided without the battery 234, but with a solar cell device on the housing 1, or with a connection device which can be brought into electrical contact, so that the light source 239 is supplied with electrical power from the outside.

Of course, the different functions described above can also be achieved when the case 1 is formed as a panel storage case.

Fig. 23 to 25 show a further embodiment of a functional part storage case according to the invention, which likewise has a case body 1. The housing 1, which is embodied as a plate-type storage case, has a lighting device 221, which has a light source 239 and a power supply and/or switching device 232. The power supply and/or switching means consists of a power supply 233 and an operating element 289, wherein the power supply, in particular a battery 234, is mounted in the operating element 289.

The lighting device 221 is placed in at least one storage chamber 8 of the case 1. In this storage chamber 8 of the cartridge 1, a guide 200 for the operating element 289 is provided. The guide consists of ribs 36, wherein the housing 1 has an inner rib 290 in the region adjacent to the light source 239, which runs parallel to an outer rib 291 of the housing 1. Outer web 291 is spaced towards inner surface 292 of inner web 290 a distance 294 measured parallel to transverse end face 5 from inner web 290 towards inner surface 293 of outer web. The inner rib 290 is defined in the direction towards the light source 239 by a rib 295 running parallel to the transverse end face 5. The cross rib 295 has a through opening 296 through which the conductive ribs 240 of the light source 234 pass.

The light source 239 with the illumination element is here mounted in the intermediate region between the transverse face 5 and the transverse web 295 and passes through an opening 288 provided in the transverse face 5. The conductive ribs 240, which are arranged parallel to the longitudinal side 4 of the case 1, are arranged at positions substantially coinciding with the center line 297 of the battery 234. The second conductive rib 240 is arranged at an angle to the center line 297 or the first conductive rib 240, so that the conductive rib 240 arranged at an angle in the state in which the light source 239 is not turned on is at a distance 299 from the circular arc-shaped outer surface 298 of the battery 234. An arcuate rib 300 extends from the inner surface 292 of the outer rib 291 in the region of the end of the guide 200 facing away from the light source 239, a distance 301 from the inner surface 292 of the outer rib 291 in the region facing the light source 239.

Another rib 36, which is a locking rib 302, extends from the curved rib 300 in a direction away from the outer rib 291. It has one or more locking notches 303 which are recessed toward curved rib 300. The operating element 289 shown in detail in fig. 25 has a holding element 146 which likewise has a recess 148, which makes it possible to operate the operating element 289 better. The guide projections 304 connected to the grip element 146 extend in directions facing away from each other.

The guide bosses 304 are defined by guide surfaces 305 that are spaced apart by a guide (boss) width 306. Here the guide boss width 306 is slightly less than the spacing 294. The other guide projections 304 likewise have guide surfaces 305 which are spaced apart from one another by a guide projection width 307 which is equal to or less than the spacing 301. The operating element 289 has a support 308 for an energy source 233, in particular a battery 234. The support 308 is formed by an annular projection 310 centered on the center 309, which is surrounded by a circular opening 311 in the direction of the center 309. The boss 310 is surrounded by a boss surface 312 distributed around the center 309 in a direction opposite to the circular hole 311. The holes 311 have an aperture 313 and the lands 310 are distributed along a land radius 314 centered at the center 309. Here the double boss radius 314 is larger than the aperture 313.

Furthermore, the actuating element 289 has a locking projection 315 which is elastic and which fits into the locking recess 303. The conductive rib 240 forms a height-oriented guide surface 316, which simultaneously forms a contact surface for the electrode surface 235 of the battery 234, when the guide surface 305 of the guide 200 laterally guides the actuating element 289. Now if the operating element 289 is moved in the direction of the light source 239, the guide surface 305 slides on the inner rib 290 or the outer rib 291 or the inner surface 292 of the curved rib 300. At the same time, the locking projection 315 is disengaged from the first locking recess 303 and pushes the actuating element 289, with one of the conductive ribs 240 sliding on the electrode surface 235. Now if the second electrode surface 236 reaches the second conductive rib 240, which has been described, it runs perpendicular to the centre line 297, the contact closes and the light source starts to emit light. At the same time, the locking projection 315 snaps into the other locking recess 303 and thus prevents the operating element 289 from moving by itself.

The second housing 1 has an optical element 317, for example in the form of a lens 318. But the case 1 may also have a compass.

The inclined conductor rib 240, like the other contact ribs 228, passes through an opening 319 provided in an inner rib 320 extending parallel to the transverse end face 5 from an outer rib 291. The inner rib 320, which is at a distance from the transverse end face 5, has two guide ribs 321 on the surface facing away from the transverse end face 5, which are parallel to each other and to the inclined conductive rib 240. The light source 239 can thus be easily replaced, the conductive ribs 240 of which run parallel to one another in the original state, i.e. when supplied. Now if the light source 239 is inserted into the cartridge 1 through the notch 288, the two conductive ribs 240 reach the opening 319. When one of the conductive ribs 240 now extends parallel to and coincident with the center line 297, the second conductive rib 240 slides between the two guide ribs 321 and is thereby inclined, thereby preventing the light source 239 from being released by itself.

The housing 322 of the knife according to the invention shown in fig. 26 to 28 is provided with a longitudinal groove 323 in which a sliding plate 324 can slide in the axial direction. The second plastic outer shell 322 has holes 325 for receiving rivets, not shown, in order to fasten the outer shell 322 to the outer plate of the knife. A commonly known knife comprises two outer plates, which are covered on their outer sides by respective outer shells 322; and also a middle plate between which the function is mounted. Rivets that should be received in the holes 325 interconnect the various plates and the functional components that are received therebetween.

It can also be seen from fig. 26 to 28 that a bore 326 is provided in connection with the longitudinal groove 323, in which a cartridge 327 is moved. The longitudinal groove 323 and the opening 326 are made open on the inner side of the housing 322 facing the functional part of the knife or the associated outer plate, so that the slide plate 324 and the cartridge 327 can be easily inserted during assembly. An opening 328 is formed in the upper narrow side of the housing 322 shown in figure 26 and a tab 329 is formed in the middle thereof. The projection 329 is provided with a ramp 330 on the side facing away from the aperture 326. The depth a of the projection 329 is less than the depth b of the opening 328, so that a gap 331 is formed between the projection 329 and the outer plate of the knife when the housing 322 is secured to the latter.

The slide 324, which is arranged movably in the longitudinal groove 323, comprises a substantially semi-cylindrical bore 332, which is arranged concentrically with the bore 326 of the housing 322 and likewise opens out toward the inside of the housing 322, in which the cartridge 327 is accommodated. The end of the bore 332 opposite the bore 326 is provided with a resilient slot 333 which catches a small shaft-like end 334 of the cartridge 327 when it is loaded. Such a tip 334 is present in the daily refill 327, so that it can be used and therefore the production costs can also be estimated as low as possible.

The slide 324, which is for example injection-molded from plastic, is then provided with an operating element 335 which comprises a flexible shank 336 and a top surface 338 which is provided with a groove 337. The depth c of the flexible shank 336 is slightly less than the width of the gap 331 so that the shank 336 can move along the projection 329 as the sled 324 moves. The sliding plate 324 is then provided with sliding surfaces 339, 340, which allow the sliding plate 324 to move along sliding surfaces 341, 342 formed in accordance with the housing 322 without friction and thus with little wear. The sliding surfaces 339 and 340 or 341 and 342, which are perpendicular to one another, ensure a guidance both in the axial direction and in the vertical direction. The slightly protruding perimeter 343 of the housing 322 ensures that the housing 322 fits snugly against the outer plate associated with the knife while creating the necessary clearance for the slide plate 324 to move. The periphery 343 transitions, shortly from the outwardly open end of the bore 326, into an internal step 344 of the bore 326 which receives a step 345 formed on the cartridge 327 as the slide plate 324 or cartridge 327 moves to a forward position. The pen core 327 is particularly stable in the radial direction during writing.

The displacement movement of the slide plate 324 is limited by stops 346 and 347 formed on it by the end walls 348 and 349 of the longitudinal groove 323. If the stop 347 rests on the wall 349, the operating element 335 is then in the end position 328a moved to the front, while the operating element 335 reaches the end position 328b retracted to the rear when the stop 326 rests on the end wall 348. The movement of the slide 324 to the two end positions 328a, 328b is carried out in such a way that the operating element 335 is pressed to the level of the recess 331 by a slight bending in the vertical direction and can then be moved to the other end position 328a, 328b by sliding it along the cam 329. In order to facilitate the movement of the slide 324 from the retracted rear end position 328b to the retracted front end position 328a, i.e. when the cartridge 327 is retracted, a ramp 330 is provided which acts to lift the shank 336 of the operating element 335. On the other hand, when the slide 324 is moved from the forward end position 328a to the rearward end position 328b, the operating element 335 must be bent a little further, because of the absence of the ramp of the cam 329, so that it can slide along the cam, so that the operating element 335 is securely locked in the forward end position 328a, i.e. a locked state during writing is ensured. The width d of the shank 336 of the operating element 335 is such that the operating element 335 is fixed in the end positions 328a, 328b with a slight clamping fit.

The knife of the invention is characterized by the function of the pen 327, the easy assembly of the pen and the low production costs of the pen being built into the knife. In addition, a particularly practical operation can also be taken into account, as a result of which a refill 327 can be easily replaced.

The production of the housing 1, in particular of the base plate 6 or the cover plate 7, can take place in particular from plastic during the injection molding or injection or pressing process. But may also be made of other materials such as aluminium, wood, cardboard or other materials.

Of course, the housing 1 can also be provided with additional fastening means, such as projecting fastening lugs or the like, for storing and fastening credit cards, identification cards or, if appropriate, cash.

It should be pointed out that individual constructional details, in particular as indicated in the dependent claims, may be the subject of the present invention. Any arbitrary detail of one of the second constructional solution can be combined with one or several other details of the other constructional solution. WO97/19856 is furthermore included as a disclosure for this purpose.

Finally, it should also be pointed out that for a better understanding of the individual parts or parts of the figures, for example the connecting webs 155, 162, the individual structural details may be combined differently in the figures, not to scale, for example not to scale.

Symbol table

1 case body

2 width of

3 length

4 longitudinal side surface

5 lateral side

6 bottom plate

7 cover plate

8 storage cavity

9 function piece

10 top surface

11 inclined plane

12 dip angle

13 graduation

14 longitudinal scale

15 knife

16 blade

17 knife handle

18 connecting surface

19 bottom surface

20 groove

21 holding surface

22 file

23 placing port

24 gap

25 file handle

26 scissors

27 scissor handle

28 rotating plate

29 corner region

30-turn small shaft

31 slewing bracket

32 crescent rail

33 tweezers

34 toothpick

35 thickness

36 rib plate

37 knife groove

38 needle groove

39 file groove

40 tweezers groove

41 scissor groove

42 toothpick groove

43 ball-point pen recess

44-rib-dividing plate

45 slot width

46 needles

47 arc surface

48 stop rib plate

49 clamping rib plate

50 clamping surface

51 bottom surface

52 height

53 groove bottom

54 fixed boss

55 centering rib plate

56 width of vacant part

57 vacant site

58 slot width

59 centering rib plate

60 centering rib plate

61 depth

62 stop rib plate

63 clamping rib plate

64 centering web height

65 rib plate height

66 longitudinal rib plate

67 rib length

68 longitudinal rib plate

69 horizontal rib plate

70 slot width

71 clamping rib plate

72 centering rib plate

73 corner area

74 centering shoulder

75 inner surface

76 height

77 opening

78 centering support

79 longitudinal rib plate

80 longitudinal rib plate

81 top surface

82 bottom surface

83 height

84 depth

85 rib plate height

86 spacing gusset

87 pit

88 edge rib plate

89 radius of curvature

90 divide muscle board

91 connecting rib plate

92 guide rib plate

93 internal height

94 wall thickness

95 thickness

96 connection rib plate

97 connection rib plate

98 width

99 height

100 inclined plane

101 multifunctional tool

102 side gusset

103 horizontal rib plate

104 space apart

105 flaring

106 main body

107 tool

108 screw driver

109 pitch

110 space apart

111 thickness

112 internal height

113 inner rib plate

114 surface (Top surface)

115 height

116 pit

117 gap

118 holes

119 diameter

120 fixed rib plate

121 inner surface

122 space apart

123 pitch

124 surface

125 pitch

126 spacing rib plate

127 end edge

128 pen

129 ball-point pen

130 adjusting and/or locking device

131 operating element

132 longitudinal rib plate

133 center line

134 support

135 fixed claw

136 locking shoulder

137 hole

138 diameter

139 storage chamber

140 storage chamber diameter

141 diameter

142 outside diameter

143 end face

144 centering hole

145 diameter

146 pinching element

147 groove

148 groove

149 guide element

150 locking lever

151 rib plate

152 locking notch

153 handle

154 depth of

155 length

156 length

157 knife

158 intermediate element

159 pitch

160 plate-shaped element

161 length

162 intermediate cavity

163 connecting element

164 slewing bearing

165 outer side surface

166 collar

167 collar diameter

168 diameter

169 base plate

170 outer rib plate

171 floor height

172 connecting surface

173 nib

174 support axis

175 fixation device

176 clamping web

177 clamping surface

178 space

179 bearing surface

180 space apart

Radius 181

182 connecting body

183 locking cylinder

184 radius

185 guide

186 guide rib plate

Side 187 guide surface

188 top surface

189 height

190 direction of height guide surface

191 width of

192 width of guide rib plate

193 total width

194 gusset

195 vacant part

196 width of rib plate

197 rib thickness

198 width

199 length

200 guide device

201 height direction guide surface

202 guide section

203 stop surface

204 gap

205 guide plate

206 medial side

207 bottom surface

208 guide plate width

Side 209

210 bottom surface

211 radius

212 end face

213 transverse end face

214 length

215 end face

216 width

217 longitudinal end face

218 pitch

219 width of

220 top surface

221 lighting device

222 base element

223 baseplate

224 conductive plate

225 contact plate

226 contact plate

227 space pitch

228 contact rib plate

229 contact surface

230 inner surface

231 space apart

232 energy source and/or switching device

233 power supply

234 batteries

235 electrode surface

236 electrode face

237 switching element

238 protective cover

239 light source

240 conducting rib sheet

241 plane

242 pits

243 mounting area

244 mounting area

245 cover plate height

246 cavity division

247 minute cavity

248 sub-cavity

249 center line

250 connecting hole

251 center line

252 pitch

253 center line

254 midpoint

255 spacing rib plate

256 radii

257 cell diameters

258 inner rib plate

259 spacing

260 convex stage

261 height

262 gap

263 connecting element

264 annular rib plate

265 side gusset

266 concave pit

267 width

268 side gusset

269 horizontal rib plate

270 divided cavity

271 width

272 width of rib plate

273 rear wall

274 cell thickness

275 side gusset

276 horizontal rib plate

277 arc rib plate

278 opening

279 operating element

280 boss

281 bottom surface

282 operating surface

283 pressing surface

284 fixed disk

285 diameter

286 disc width

287 fixed groove

288 opening

289 operating element

290 inner rib plate

291 external rib plate

292 inner surface

293 inner surface

294 spacing

295 horizontal rib plate

296 through opening

297 center line

298 outer surface

299 space

300 arc rib plate

301 pitch

302 locking rib plate

303 locking notch

304 guiding boss

305 guide surface

306 width of guide rail

307 width of guide rail

308 support

309 center line

310 convex stage

311 holes

312 convex surface

313 hole diameter

314 radius of boss

315 locking boss

316 height guide surface

317 optical element

318 magnifying glass

319 opening

320 inner rib plate

321 guide rib plate

322 outer cover

323 longitudinal grooves

324 skateboard

325 holes

326 hole

327 Pen core

328 opening

328a end position

328b end position

329 lug

330 ramp

331 voids

332 hole

333 narrow mouth

334 end

335 operating element

336 handle

337 furrows

338 top surface

339 sliding surface

340 sliding surface

341 sliding surface

342 sliding surface

343 perimeter

344 inner step

345 step

346 stop

347 stop

348 end wall

349 end wall

Claims (15)

1. A storage compartment of the panel type with a housing (1) comprising a base plate (6) and a cover plate (7) extending parallel thereto, and a plurality of storage chambers (8) which are arranged in a plane extending parallel to the base plate and the cover plate (6, 7), are adjacent to one another and are spaced apart from one another, wherein a first storage chamber (8) is designed for accommodating a functional part (9) and a second storage chamber (8) is provided with a lighting device (221), which lighting device (221) comprises a light source (239) with a first and a second conductive rib (240), a battery (234) and an operating element (289), characterized in that the operating element (289) is guided displaceably along a guide (200) and has a support (308) into which the battery (234) can be inserted, the second conductive rib being arranged at an angle to the first conductive rib, and the battery (234) is electrically conductively connected to the first conductive rib (240) by means of its first electrode surface (236) and can be moved relative to the second storage chamber (8) by means of the actuating element (289), the contacts being closed and the light source (239) starting to emit light when the second electrode surface (235) of the battery (234) reaches the second conductive rib (240).

2. A panel storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that the base and cover plates (6, 7) are arranged at a distance from each other by means of webs (36) and are connected to each other by means of glued or ultrasonically welded joints, which webs are arranged between the base and cover plates, the storage compartment (8) is at least partially delimited by webs (36), and certain regions of webs (36) at least partially delimiting the second storage compartment (8) constitute guides (200).

3. A panel storage box according to claim 1, wherein the storage compartment (8) is provided within the box body (1).

4. A panel storage box according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of ribs (36) are formed on an inner surface of the bottom or cover panel (6, 7), which ribs are distributed parallel to each other on the inner surface, said ribs projecting perpendicularly to the inner surface from the bottom or cover panel (6, 7) in the direction of the facing bottom or cover panel (6, 7), wherein the ribs (36) delimit at least some regions of the storage compartment (8).

5. A panel storage box according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of ribs (36) are formed on the inner surfaces of the base and lid panels (6, 7) and are distributed parallel to each other on the inner surfaces, said ribs projecting perpendicular to the inner surfaces from the base panel (6) towards the lid panel (7) or from the lid panel (6) towards the base panel (7) and extending across a portion of the internal height (93) measured between the inner surfaces of the base and lid panels (6, 7), wherein respective mutually facing ribs (36) extend from the base and lid panels (6, 7) towards each other when the lid panel (7) is placed on the base panel (6) so as to together form a through rib (36) from the base panel to the lid panel (6, 7).

6. A panel storage box according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of ribs (36) are distributed on the inner surfaces of the bottom and cover plates (6, 7) arranged in parallel with each other, projecting perpendicularly from the bottom plate (6) toward the cover plate (7) and projecting from the cover plate (7) toward the bottom plate (6), whereby the ribs (36) are arranged in parallel with each other when the cover plate (7) is placed on the bottom plate (6).

7. A panel storage case according to claim 1, characterised in that the operating element (289) has a pinch element (146) having a recess (148).

8. A panel storage box according to claim 7, characterised in that the operating element (289) has guide bosses (304) which abut the pinch element (146) in opposite directions, the guide bosses each having a guide surface (305) which faces the inner surface (292) of each rib.

9. A panel storage box according to claim 2, wherein a rib (36) has first and second locking notches (303) and the operating element (289) has a resilient locking projection (315) which mates with the first and second locking notches.

10. A panel storage case according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode surface (236) of the battery (234) is located on the first conductive rib (240) and the second electrode surface (235) of the battery (234) is located at a distance (299) from the second conductive rib (240) in a state where the light source (239) is not turned on.

11. A panel storage box according to claim 1, wherein the functional element (9) is movable between a rest position and a use position, wherein the tip of the functional element (9) is within at least the peripheral extent of the light beam emitted by the light source (239) when the functional element (9) is in its use position.

12. A panel storage box according to claim 11, wherein the functional element (9) is constituted by a pen (128) including a writing tip (173).

13. A panel storage box according to claim 11, wherein the functional member (9) is constituted by a screwdriver including a tip.

14. A panel storage box according to claim 1, wherein the dimensions of the box body (1) in terms of length (3) and width (2) substantially correspond to the dimensions of a credit card.

15. A panel storage case according to claim 1, wherein the functional element (9) is a knife, scissors or pen.